The mission of the EDC is to support the use of contemporary tools of spatial data processing and electronic dissemination in the analysis and distribution of environmental data. This is achieved through collaborative research with faculty in the Department of Natural Resources Science and projects with agencies external to URI.

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Northeast Ocean Data (NEOD) is a decision support tool and information resource for ocean data users from the Gulf of Maine to Long Island Sound. Maintained by a diverse Working Group, NEOD is comprised of data, tools and information from a variety of organizations, such as Applied Science Associates, The Nature Conservancy, NOAA Office for Coastal Management and SeaPlan, to name a few.